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As their marriage unraveled, Jon and Kate Gosselin always insisted on one thing: They would make sure their kids got through it all unscathed. But that couldn't be further from reality. In an exclusive interview, the family's former nanny Stephanie Santoro tells Life & Style the children have been devastated by their parents' bitter breakup -- and the end of Jon & Kate Plus 8.

Cara, one of the couple's 9-year-old twins, "used to sit and cry to me that she didn't understand and thought it was her fault," says Stephanie. "I would always tell her, 'It's not your fault, it's just something that happened. Mommy and Daddy will tell you more.'" But Jon and Kate can't even stomach being around each other. As a result, their kids -- twins Cara and Mady, and the 5-year-old sextuplets -- have been left confused and traumatized. "Some of the younger children once asked me, 'Are you going to be our new mommy?'" Stephanie says. "They don't know better."

And the children are also coping with the loss of the Jon & Kate Plus 8 crew in the wake of Jon's unilateral decision to shut down the show. "Kate says the kids miss the crew," says Stephanie. "They grew up around them and loved interacting with the crew. I'm sure the kids are devastated."

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With eight young children and a TV crew following her family around at all times, Kate always had trouble making friends. But since her split from husband Jon -- and since the crew of Jon & Kate Plus 8, which had become like family, departed -- the single mom has felt more alone than ever. "At night, when the kids are in bed, that's a lonely time for her," Kate's closest friend Jamie Ayers tells Life & Style in an exclusive interview. "That's when she calls and we chat. It gets lonely when you're the only adult."

During the day, Kate, 34, tries to banish the loneliness by staying busy. "Mostly, she gets up at the crack of dawn, works out and makes breakfast," says Jamie. "She runs errands while the kids are at school, and she does a lot of baking during the holidays."

But that isn't enough to fill the void. Stephanie Santoro, former nanny for the kids who claims she had an affair with Jon (which he denied), believes that deep down, Kate misses her ex. "There have been times she's said she wished the old Jon would come back," Stephanie, who's in touch with the family's other nannies, tells Life & Style. "She wants that companionship back."

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The tears were flowing in the Nov. 2 TLC special Kate: Her Story. An emotional Kate Gosselin painfully admitted that her very public divorce from Jon has left her doubting herself. "I'm awake in the middle of the night thinking, Am I making the best decisions?" Now, in an exclusive interview with Life & Style, Kate's longtime friend Jamie Ayers reveals that the soon-to-be-single mom fears she may not find happiness with another man ever again.

"She said to me, 'I don't think I'll ever find someone who can put up with me and my eight kids,'" Jamie tells Life & Style. Kate also has her bossy image working against her. "She's a very strong person -- maybe one of the strongest people I've ever met," Jamie tells Life & Style. "She's very in charge."

Still, the trust factor may be the biggest hurdle that Kate, 34, must overcome before she can start to date again. "It's hard to trust people in the position she's in," Jamie says. "I don't know how she'll find somebody." But when Kate is finally ready to take that leap of faith and find a new man, the reality star will have a lot to offer, says her good friend. "Kate is fun, sweet, organized and loving," Jamie tells Life & Style. "There will be someone out there for her -- someday."

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Jon Gosselin has a strange way of saying he's sorry. Less than 24 hours after publicly apolo­gizing to his estranged wife, Kate, for his immature behavior since the couple's June split, he took his most shocking and vicious swipe at her yet -- by allegedly draining the couple's joint bank account.
The move capped off what had already been a scandalous week in the drama-filled divorce pro­ceedings of Jon and Kate. On Sept. 29, TLC, the network that produces Jon & Kate Plus 8, essentially fired Jon, announ­cing that the series would be renamed Kate Plus 8, with Jon assuming a much smaller role. Two days later, Jon sent the network a cease and desist letter, prohibiting it from filming the estranged couple's eight kids.
Appearing on Larry King Live that same day, Jon claimed he was motivated by peace -- not profit. "I don't want them to film anymore. I don't think it's healthy for them," he said. He added that off-camera time would also give him and Kate time to repair their relationship. "I want [us] to mediate," he explained. "I want us to become friends."

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Jon Gosselin had to pull the plug on his Harrah's Resort appearance in Atlantic City, N.J., this Sunday, but Life & Style can exclusively report that he's being replaced by super-hot Ryan Kwanten, who plays Jason Stackhouse on HBO's vampire show True Blood.

"TLC forced Jon to cancel," an insider tells Life & Style, referring to the channel that airs Jon & Kate Plus 8. But he's not alone. "Kate Gosselin was scheduled to appear at the Resorts casino in Atlantic City on Sept. 4. However, TLC forced her to cancel the appearance," adds a second insider."

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In a EXCLUSIVE tell-all interview, Jon Gosselin's ex Kate Major uncovers the reality star's lies and shady seduction secrets:

"He totally screwed me over and acted like a dirtbag." - Kate Major to Life & Style.

Jon Gosselin was excited to start a new chapter in his life following the June 22 announcement that he'd separated from his wife of 10 years, Kate Gosselin. And life has changed in one major way since then: He's become a notorious ladies' man. In an exclusive tell-all interview, former lover, Kate Major, opened up to Life & Style about her brief affair with the father of twins and sextuplets. "He was a great kisser," she says. "It was amazing. I said, 'I've never felt like this about anybody else in my life,' and he said, 'Me too.'"

Sparks first flew when the reporter was sent to Wernersville, Pa., on July 17 to cover the breakdown of Jon's marriage. That was followed by whirlwind trips to New Jersey, NYC and New York's Hamptons that included three sexual encounters. But by July 29, playboy Jon had brought the budding relationship to a screeching halt, denied it ever happened and gone back to Hailey. Kate explains to Life & Style how Jon managed to seduce her -- and why she no longer sees him as a catch. "I'm deeply upset by the turn of events," she says. "He totally screwed me over and acted like a dirtbag."

ON INVITING HER OVER -- WHILE THE KIDS WERE ASLEEP:

"Jon said he couldn't be seen having a girlfriend, so he told me to drive to a neighbor's house after midnight, when the kids were asleep. He said he'd pick me up on his four-wheeler, take me to his house and drop me off again at 6 a.m. I was shocked and said, 'No, I don't feel right doing that. What if the kids wake up?' He was like, 'They're not going to notice, they're not going to see anything.' He wasn't nervous about it --I was. Looking back, it was all pretty much sexual. That's what he had in mind."

ON JON BREAKING UP WITH HER OVER TEXT MESSAGE:

"Jon told me he needed to go to Massachusetts to meet Hailey and break up with her. Right when he left on July 23, he shut his phone off -- and also shut himself off. Once he finally called me, I didn't know the new person. He sounded upset and said he needed to be single right now. Then he sent me a message saying, 'Do not contact me again.'"

ON THE FIRST TIME THEY SLEPT TOGETHER:

"Jon never wanted to use his credit card -- he was worried that he'd get caught or spotted. On July 20, we went to a hotel in New Jersey. I paid for the room, and he snuck up a back way. That was the first time we slept together. He said he was falling in love with me. He said, 'I thought Hailey was perfect until I met you.'"

ON JON'S LIES:

"Looking back on it now, he was stringing me along. Even when we were in the Hamptons, we were planning to go to LA together to meet with Christian Audigier about Ed Hardy stuff. We also talked about going to Las Vegas. Now he's taking Hailey -- and that was a trip we had planned together."

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To most of the world, Kate Gosselin is the levelheaded, tough mom of eight seen on TV. But the few people allowed into her inner circle know Kate has a different side -- a softer, more vulnerable side. Now for the first time, Kate's closest friend, Jamie Ayers, is speaking out about Kate's split from hubby Jon -- and defending her pal against unfair media portrayals, some of which have branded the single mom a "monster."

Jamie tells Life & Style about her recent visit with Kate: "It was good for her -- she's lonely now that Jon's gone." But with eight children to care for, there's no time for Kate to sit around feeling sorry for herself. Instead, she's busier than ever these days, trying to fill the void Jon's absence has left in the children's lives. "Kate's trying to do more than be just a mom," says Jamie, "the kind of stuff Jon would've done. She wants to be well-rounded for the kids."

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Jon Gosselin's NYC apartment has only two bedrooms and two bathrooms -- but don't call it a bachelor pad. "I'd like to take the kids to see my new place and to FAO Schwarz," the father of eight tells Life & Style. "The kids have been to New York City a bunch of times already, and they love it. I'll be able to see the kids next week. I miss them."

What his soon-to-be-ex-wife Kate won't appreciate, though, is that Jon's 22-year-old girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, has also been crashing at the $5,000-per-month pad in the Alexandria on the Upper West Side. Jon, 32, and Kate, 34, came face-to-face on July 16 at their Wernersville, Pa., home for the first time since he humiliated her by parading the party girl around St. Tropez, France, just 20 days after Jon and Kate announced their separation. "It was icier than the Arctic," says an onlooker. "All day on Thursday they both talked to the kids but didn't say a word to each other."

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What was Jon and Kate Gosselin's first meeting like after he humiliated her by parading his new 22-year-old girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, around Saint-Tropez? "It was icier than the Arctic," an onlooker, who saw them at their shared Wernersville, Pa., home on July 16, tells Life & Style. "The kids were clearly pleased to see their dad, but Kate wasn't."

Jon's been regularly escaping Kate's ire at his two bedroom apartment at the Alexandria on the Upper West Side in NYC. "I'd like to take the kids to see my new place, and to FAO Schwarz," the Jon & Kate Plus 8 dad tells Life & Style. "They've been to New York City a bunch of times already, and they love it."

So does their father, but he hasn't found a favorite hangout just yet. "It's hard when everyone knows you," he says. "I won't go to the Village, the East Village or Soho!"

And although he's been leaving the parenting duties to Kate recently as he lives the high life with his new constant companion, Hailey, Jon was brushing up on his Mr. Mom skills in the Big Apple on July 20. "I have to go get a mop," he told Life & Style. "My place is all dusty!"

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When Jon and Kate Gosselin announced their separation on June 22, they vowed to put their eight kids first. The couple even agreed to split their time at the Wernersville, Pa., house, with Kate living there during the week and Jon coming to take care of the children on weekends. But instead of looking after the 8-year-old twins and 5-year-old sextuplets on Saturday, July 11, the Jon & Kate Plus 8 dad was catering to a 22-year-old: his new girlfriend, Hailey Glassman.

The cozy duo were spotted in St. Tropez, France, sipping champagne aboard Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier's private yacht, lunching at Tahiti and shopping at the luxe Hermès and Prada boutiques. Jon, 32, appeared to have forgotten all about his family. "He was holding Hailey by the hand, carrying her purse and kissing her," says a witness. "Jon was very excited to be with her."

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For Kate Gosselin, the $1.1 million 23-acre mansion she lives in isn't just a place to call home. Since she moved in with her family last year, it's become the center of her world. It's not only where she's been on 24-hour duty as the main caretaker for her eight young children, it's also her place of work, where the family shoots the reality series Jon & Kate Plus 8.

In the wake of her recent split from husband Jon, however, Kate has been forced to do what any mother would dread: leave her own home -- without her children.

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Jon and Kate Gosselin spent time together with their children for a July 4th celebration at their Pennsylvania compound -- and broke the law in the process.

An eyewitness tells Life & Style that Jon lit sparklers, rockets, cherry bombs and firecrackers from his front lawn in broad daylight. "Things got so loud," says the witness, "that one ka-boom in particular sent all the kids scurrying back to the house." That prompted Kate to screech out, "Jon, I think that's illegal in Pennsylvania!"

Asked to comment, officer Thomas Deiterich of the Lower Heidelberg, Pa., police department tells Life & Style, "Fireworks are illegal for personal home use in the state of Pennsylvania." Deiterich went on to say that the law isn't usually enforced.

Although Jon and Kate kept their distance at times during the get-together, they and the children appeared to be a unified family at least for the day, according to the onlooker. "They were having fun."

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With 10.6 million viewers watching, Jon and Kate Gosselin announced the end of their 10-year marriage in the June 22 episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8. Soon after the show aired, the couple separately released statements vowing to put their kids first. "As always," Kate said, "my first priority remains our children." Jon echoed the sentiment: "My job is to be the best, most supportive and
loving father I can be."

Since then, however, it seems only one of them means it. Kate is now acting as both mother and father to the couple's eight children, according to several sources, while Jon has been doing precious little to help her."Jon hasn't been seen at the house much since he and Kate announced the divorce," a witness tells Life & Style.

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Jon Gosselin looked like he didn't have a care in the world as he took time out from playing with the kids on June 21, Father's Day, to sign autographs for fans of Jon & Kate Plus 8 at his home in Wernersville, Pa. He joked about his dirty habit -- smoking cigarettes -- and about giving up going to clubs. "I learned my lesson," he cracked, referring to the trouble he got into recently with wife Kate after he stepped out with other women. He was blasé even when someone asked where Kate was on the special day. "I have no idea," he said with a shrug.

The reason Kate was nowhere in sight on Father's Day quickly became clear. The next day, Kate decided to end the couple's 10-year marriage, filing divorce papers at the Berks County Courthouse in Reading, Pa.

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Brian Sep, a friend of reality-TV-star Jon Gosselin's for more than 15 years, confirms to Life & Style that Jon and his wife, Kate, have already begun living separate lives.

"Jon is planning on living and working in New York during the week and staying home with the kids on Friday, Saturday and Sunday while Kate is away," says Sep. "Jon hasn't said anything about getting divorced."

Even though Jon and Kate will be living apart, both parents want to be there for their eight children.

"Jon really seems like he's back to his old self," says Sep, who plans to visit his pal in New York City. "Whatever decision has been made, Jon seems to be at peace with it and in a good place. He doesn't know where Kate is when he's gone [but] I think that's okay with him."

Jon and Kate are expected to make a major announcement on tonight's installment of Jon and Kate Plus 8.

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In response to the recent controversy centered around photographs of Kate Gosselin publicly spanking her daughter Leah, the Jon & Kate Plus 8 star tells Life & Style exclusively through her reps:

"Whether the paparazzi are there or not, I am a mother first. I love my children and when they misbehave, I discipline them as I deem appropriate for the situation."

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T he last time the Gosselins went on a beach vacation together, it was one of the happiest times of their lives. Along with the camera crew that films their TLC reality series, Jon & Kate Plus 8, Jon and Kate Gosselin and their entire brood jetted off to Hawaii in August 2008. With their eight adorable children looking on, the couple renewed their wedding vows in a touching beachfront ceremony.

Yet in the 10 months since, everything has fallen apart. Both Jon and Kate have been accused of having extramarital affairs, and both have publicly admitted they're unsure whether their marriage has a future.

So when it came time for Kate and the kids to take a getaway to the shores of Bald Head Island in North Carolina, it wasn't hard to understand why Jon didn't go along. But Cara and Mady, the 8-year-old twins the younger Gosselin children look up to and adore, didn't go either. Instead, the older girls stayed home, keeping their dad company in Wernersville, Pa.

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The past few months have not been easy on the eight young Gosselin children. Their parents, Jon and Kate, made national headlines for alleged extramarital affairs, and both recently admitted that their relationship is in deep trouble and has been for some time. But on May 30, the kids got a break from the tension and sadness at home by taking a vacation to the beaches of Bald Head Island in North Carolina. The whole family was there -- with one very notable exception: Jon. Kate was left to take care of her 8-year-old twins and her 5-year-old sextuplets without their dad.

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Season five of their TLC reality series, Jon & Kate Plus 8, is filming at the couple's Wernersville, Pa., home and it's clear that recent scandals are causing on-set tension between Jon, 32, and Kate, 34, like never before. During an afternoon of filming with the kids in the front yard on May 20, "Jon and Kate never came near each other," says an observer. "The whole time the cameras were rolling, Jon looked really uninterested."

Brian Sep, a close friend of Jon's for the past 15 years, confirms that Jon is sick of the spotlight. "There have been some perks to the fame," Brian tells Life & Style, including free trips, plastic surgery for Kate, clothes and, just recently, a custom-built motorcycle for Jon courtesy of Orange County Choppers. But with his family now falling apart, Jon has changed his mind about having their lives -- and problems -- aired for all to see.

"I think this will be the last season," Brian says. "Jon wants it to end." But that decision may not be Jon's to make. If he and Kate are locked into a contract, Jon could be forced to continue filming. "If he has a contract with TLC to do more seasons of the show, having marital problems with his wife wouldn't automatically let him out of it," Quinn Heraty, a NYC-based entertainment lawyer who hasn't seen the contract, tells Life & Style.

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There was a marked difference in the two birthday parties Jon and Kate Gosselin threw for their sextuplets this year. On May 10, the children's 5th birthday, the celebration was somber. Kate was spotted with an angry expression on her face while picking up a meager-looking cake at a bakery near the family's Reading, Pa., home early in the day. Few people were spotted coming and going from the house, and at the end of the day, just a few bits of wrapping paper lay in the trash.

A week later, however, the scene was different. With the cameras rolling for their TV series, Jon & Kate Plus 8, the entire family -- as well as a large group of friends -- drove to nearby Blue Falls park, where Kate went all out for a second birthday bash on May 17. This time, she pulled out all the stops: There were piñatas, balloons, even a set of moon bounces for the kids to jump on. "Jon looked like he really didn't want to have anything to do with the filming, but Kate was all about it," an onlooker tells Life & Style.

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